Edible oil · importers
Egypt ranks sixteenth of 96 at $2.3B in the fats and oils chapter, but the chapter is tenth in its own import bill, a sign of how much a staple the product is.
| Market | HS 15 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $17.2B |
| India | $16.8B |
| China | $12.6B |
| Netherlands | $8.6B |
| Italy | $7.0B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 15 (animal or vegetable fats and oils). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
The chapter is 2.5% of Egypt’s $94.7B imports and ranks tenth among its import chapters, next to mineral fuels at $17.0B, machinery at $7.2B and cereals at $6.8B. Cooking oil is a household staple, and buying it draws attention from the state and the banking system.
The ranking of sixteenth in the world table understates how much the product matters to this importer.
Malaysia is above at $2.4B and Mexico below at the same rounded $2.3B. Egypt’s 1.6% share of reported world imports is tied with Mexico’s.
Buyers may include private refiners and packers as well as public bodies, and rules for public procurement differ from private trade. Find out which you are approaching, whether purchases run through tenders, and how the buyer finances foreign-currency payments. Foreign-currency availability is a practical issue and deserves early, explicit discussion.
Confirm current duty, inspection and documentation requirements with the authorities. Delivery timing is also sensitive, since a shortfall in cooking oil is visible to consumers quickly, so buyers may value a supplier who can commit to firm shipment windows and provide reliable quality certificates at loading and discharge.
China, Saudi Arabia, the USA and the Russian Federation lead the overall source list, which covers all goods and does not show oil origins. The $2.3B covers chapter 15 in full, including animal fats.
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Sixteenth of 96 markets at $2.3B in 2024, a 1.6% share of reported world imports.
They are 2.5% of $94.7B and rank tenth among its import chapters.
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